Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Raising spirits to combat alchoholism / BBC, 29 January 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6309619.stm
Tracey Logan
"Problem drinkers attending the faith-based Alcoholics Anonymous groups are 30% more likely than others to remain sober for at least two years."

Original article:
Encouraging Posttreatment Self-Help Group Involvement to Reduce Demand for Continuing Care Services: Two-Year Clinical and Utilization Outcomes
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, Volume 31, Issue 1, Page 64, January 2007
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00273.x
Keith Humphreys, Rudolf H. Moos [Sub required]